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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1908)
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Even wIh'ii they ore Htlrred to the point of tiluiditg by buMtlti they (lnd It linrd to recollect the worda. And It 1h doubtful whether riiiujy ere awnre of the bltH of hlnlory attached to some of the land's patriotic ulin. Take "The Star Spangled Banner," for Inula tu-o, How much can you slog of that Bong? Vet, If any cau bo called the national anthem, thin Id tho one. Of con rue It Is unfair to ourselves to say that wo cannot sing it, but it must lo admitted that wo don't .now It aa generally on we nhould. It author, Francis Hcott Key, now lies In a cemetery at Frederick, Md., where an American (lag la always waring over IjIh grave. Key wrote the song after 1111 experience ho had wbllo a prlHoncr aboard a lirltlHh war vessel. Wbllo ho wua aboard tho boat Fort McHenry, the Bole protection of Bal timore, was bombarded, and the song tell of bin aatlHfactlon at finding the flag of bin country Mill waving upon the dawn of tho succeeding morning. It hi a hymn which all Americans can Join in Hinging, because It breathes the spirit of the whole land and baa not ono suggestion of aectlonallKin in It Next as a nutioual aong comes "America," sometimes known as "My Country, Tin of Thee." Objection lu frequently raised ngaltiHt this because the tune was not original. It is the property of the British empire as much as it Is of the United States, and when it is heard from afar one cannot tell whether the band wants to feel tho in spiration that is in tho words of "America" or in "God Save the King." Tho words of the song "My Country, 'Tls of Thee." were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The song was first sung at a Sunday school celebration of the Fourth of July nt the Park Street church in Boston. It is an Interesting fsct that one of tho little boys who helped to ulng "America" for tho flint time is now the chaplain of the United States Semite, the venerable and rev erend Edward Everett Hale. Then we have "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," which has something like an echo of "Brltanula. the Pride of the Ocenu." The tune of "Yankee Doodle" Is a good one, and wo all like to whistle or hum It, but the words unfortunately are not very good and, furthermore, It has been said did not mean a great deal at the time they were written. At any rate, it has not the solemn grandeur that "The Star Spangled Banner" holds. The origin of "Yankee Doodle" Is shrouded in the mystery of a scoro of conflicting tales. It Is generally agreed, however, that the tuuo came from England, and the words were In rented by the British soldiers to be sung in derision of the raw American troops who Joined them at the camp on tho Hudson below Albany In 1755 during the French. and Indian war. Twenty years later the rebellions pa triots played "Yankee Doodle" at the battle of Lexington, and it became the first national song of tho United States. Philadelphia has considerable Inter est in "Hail Columbia." It was writ ten by Joseph Ilopklnson of this city, although tho air was ono composed by a German who was conducting an or chestra in New York. Ilopklnson wrote the' words nt the time when war was threatened with France in 179S, and for a long while it was the most popular of our patriotic songs. As for sectional songs, there are some which havo mighty good tunes, a case In polut being "Dixie." Although this was the battle hymn of the Confed eracy, Lincoln enjoyed It immensely and on the day of his assassination asked a band to play it for him. "Dixie," however, was written long before the civil war aud was not In tended for the use of the Confeder ates. It was written iu 1S50 by Dan iel D. Emmctt, who was singing with Bryant's minstrels in New York. Bry ant's show was dragglug, and as fail ure seemed imminent he asked Em mett to wrlto a negro "walk around" which would stir up some enthusiasm. "Dixie" was the result. Its adaptation nearly two years later as the war song of the south was an accident. Mrs. John Wood was ap pearing at the New Orleans Varieties theater in "Pocahontas." On nccouut of tho rising tide of war a zouave drill was Introduced Into the show. The or chestra loader tried over several airs for the march and finally hit upon "Dixie." The war cloud burst the next week, and from New Orleans "Dixie" spread all over the south. At the north Fanny J, Crosby, the hymn writer, wrote a song for "Dixie" which was strongly Union in sentiment, but tho other side had pre-empted the air. , Then it was that the north took up John Brown's Body," which was first put on by a Boston company, and later Mrs. Julia Ward Howe wrote to this tune "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." "The Pace That Kills" The wear and tear of business and the every-d;iy cares and worries fall upon tho nerves, and bring disaster to the stomach and brain. Nervousness causes loss of sleep and draws heavily on the vital forces. Increase your nervous energy by using BEECHAH'8 PILLS whenever the system is weakened by overwork or worry, and needs to be toned and strengthened. BcechanVi Pills equalize the circulation, carry ofJ the waste materials, help the stomach, and carry health to the nerve cells. They are quick to restore normal con ditions, enable the brain to recover its poise and unfailingly Relieve Nerve Strain Sold Bvtrywhcrt. In boie. 10c end Sc. Another popular southern air is real ly an old German one. It had been used Iu America for many years as n rehicle for the old college song "Lau- tigtt noratlns," but It Is now univer sally assoclrtcd wltb "Maryland, My Maryland." This song was considered by James Russell Lowell to be the best poem produced by the civil war. and Mr. Lowell could not have been partial to its sentiments. It was written by James Ryder Randall, a Marylander. At the outbreak of hostilities Mr. Ran dall was teaching lu a small college lu Louisiana. When he heard the news of tho riots In tho streets of Baltimore In April, 1SC1, he was fired by the In telligence and angry because his na tive state did not forsake the Union. Under these circumstances be wrote the poem. It was first published In the New Orleans Delta and copied in all the southern papers and, of course, be came very popular among Maryland secessionists. One of these. Miss Jen nie Cary, suggested adapting It to the air of the familiar college song. Miss Cary was hi Virginia Just after the lirst battle of Bull Run. She and a party of friends were serenaded at Fairfax Court House by the Washing ton Light artillery of New Orleans. Miss Cary responded by singing "Ma ryland, My Maryland." Philadelphia Press. Stomach Troubles. Many remarkable cures of stomach troubles have been effected by Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. One man who had spent over two thousand dollars for medicine and treatment was cured by a few boxes of these tablets. Price 25 cents. 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